瘦素：另辟蹊径。

Leptin: taking the path less traveled.

作者信息

DiLeone Ralph J

机构信息

Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.

出版信息

Cell Metab. 2009 Aug;10(2):77-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.07.004.

DOI:10.1016/j.cmet.2009.07.004

PMID:19656482

Abstract

The metabolic hormone leptin influences feeding and metabolism through action on a distributed brain network. In this issue, Leinninger et al. (2009) describe a novel lateral hypothalamic neuronal population that is responsive to leptin and interfaces with dopamine circuits.

摘要

代谢激素瘦素通过作用于一个分布广泛的脑网络来影响进食和新陈代谢。在本期杂志中，莱宁格等人（2009年）描述了一种新的下丘脑外侧神经元群体，该群体对瘦素有反应并与多巴胺回路相互作用。